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<blockquote data-quote="ranger" data-source="post: 318517" data-attributes="member: 40555"><p>I think the solution is to disband the Highlanders and create a new team with the founding member unions of Otago, Southland and either Taranaki or Hawkesbay. The Naki and Hawkesbay players get overlooked most of the time and end up in the Highlanders via the draft anyway so you mayaswell make that the default team. Split the home games down the middle between Otago and HB/TAR with one game game going to Southland. It would keep the game alive in one of the heartlands of rugby down south and the player strength and fanbase in HB/TAR would strengthen the franchise on the field and financially. Otago has history, but they just aren't strong enough to sustain a franchise on their own anymore. </p><p></p><p>The lack of games in Otago could actually increase interest in the team, if you only get what three games a year at Carisbrook then you could really pump up those games as special occasions, instead of getting 7 games in half empty stadiums you could have 3 packed houses.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ranger, post: 318517, member: 40555"] I think the solution is to disband the Highlanders and create a new team with the founding member unions of Otago, Southland and either Taranaki or Hawkesbay. The Naki and Hawkesbay players get overlooked most of the time and end up in the Highlanders via the draft anyway so you mayaswell make that the default team. Split the home games down the middle between Otago and HB/TAR with one game game going to Southland. It would keep the game alive in one of the heartlands of rugby down south and the player strength and fanbase in HB/TAR would strengthen the franchise on the field and financially. Otago has history, but they just aren't strong enough to sustain a franchise on their own anymore. The lack of games in Otago could actually increase interest in the team, if you only get what three games a year at Carisbrook then you could really pump up those games as special occasions, instead of getting 7 games in half empty stadiums you could have 3 packed houses. [/QUOTE]
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